My Vacation from Dieting

Well, I'm back from my ten day vacation! We rented a cabin in the woods in upstate New York and it was so relaxing and indulgent. Veeeerrrrry indulgent. I pretty much ate and drank my way through the week. (Diet? What diet?)

I don't feel that guilty about it, though. For me, eating what I want is a big part of vacationing -- I won't feel relaxed if I worry about every little thing I eat. So I ate what I wanted and never looked back.

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Thinking I'd get back on the Fat Smash detox when I returned from vacation, I actually went out of my way to eat foods that aren't Fat Smash friendly in order to get the cravings out of my system. Throughout the week I had at least two bowls of pasta, a few cheeseburgers (with buns!), pizza, ice cream....

It was such fun indulging the first few days of my vacation. But at about Day 5, I started feeling terrible physically. I was hungry all the time and lethargic. So the next day I ate pretty light for most meals. But come Day 8, I realized I only had 2 days left in my vacation, so I should continue eating the foods I love before I would have to diet again. It was sort of like cramming in the bad foods to prep for all the good foods in my near future. So I went straight out and got a big club sandwich with fries.

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Day 10 was my first day back to work (yesterday) and it was supposed to be the day I started the Fat Smash again. I had oatmeal for breakfast but, come lunchtime, I just couldn't face boring veggies and beans. And I frankly felt like I wasn't ready to say goodbye to my fun, favorite foods. So I ate what I wanted yesterday and instead, waited until today to begin the detox again.

And here I am! Here's to better luck on the Fat Smash this time than last time. ;)

How I was good today: Oatmeal for breakfast, carrots and hummus at lunch, plantains and black beans for dinner. Yum.